BREAKING: Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. says he doesn’t receive any in-game advice from coaches and teammates on the sideline, and instead relies on his fiancée and a personal QB coach for support and guidance. When asked if he leans on a former quarterback or one of his coaches to help him assess his performance during games, Penix Jr. said: “You’re saying as far as on the field stuff?…No. Like mentally, my fiancée is always there for me. So, I know whenever I get home, it doesn’t matter how I play, she’s always gonna be there for me…But, as far as, you know, as far as like physically the on the field stuff, it’s not nobody that I’ll talk to like as far as another quarterback or anything like that, you know, I do have, people reach out to me. I do have a quarterback coach, though, back at home, that reach out to me as well, you know, tell me, ‘hey, like you need to clean this up, clean that up.’” Penix Jr. has been spotted on the sideline by himself during most games, raising questions about the Falcons’ handling of their young quarterback and Kirk Cousins’ willingness to mentor him
The comments from Michael Penix Jr. about where he gets his in-game support and how he processes feedback have stirred up a wave of speculation, not only about his own …
BREAKING: Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. says he doesn’t receive any in-game advice from coaches and teammates on the sideline, and instead relies on his fiancée and a personal QB coach for support and guidance. When asked if he leans on a former quarterback or one of his coaches to help him assess his performance during games, Penix Jr. said: “You’re saying as far as on the field stuff?…No. Like mentally, my fiancée is always there for me. So, I know whenever I get home, it doesn’t matter how I play, she’s always gonna be there for me…But, as far as, you know, as far as like physically the on the field stuff, it’s not nobody that I’ll talk to like as far as another quarterback or anything like that, you know, I do have, people reach out to me. I do have a quarterback coach, though, back at home, that reach out to me as well, you know, tell me, ‘hey, like you need to clean this up, clean that up.’” Penix Jr. has been spotted on the sideline by himself during most games, raising questions about the Falcons’ handling of their young quarterback and Kirk Cousins’ willingness to mentor him Read More